Life on the Lake: Savoring Days on Freshwater Shores with Tylee Shay

Name: Life on the Lake: Savoring Days on Freshwater Shores with Tylee Shay
Start: 2026-05-28T18:30:00-04:00
Location: Schuler Books (Grand Rapids)

Schedule

Thu, 28 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Schuler Books (Grand Rapids) | Grand Rapids, MI

We’re so excited to welcome Tylee Shay to our Grand Rapids event studio to celebrate her debut book, Life on the Lake: Savoring Days on Freshwater Shores.
Through creative and reflective essays, unfussy recipes, inspiring guides, and thoughtful prompts, photographer Tylee Shay, a lifelong Michigan resident, shows readers what a classic summer spent at the lake truly feels like.
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About the Book:
Celebrating the magic of summer on a freshwater lake, as well as a universal invitation to slow down and cherish the beloved and fleeting summer season
Miles and miles of soft sandy shores, quaint beach towns and nostalgic ice cream shops, fresh-picked blueberries and farmers market tomatoes, beach days followed by bonfires, swimming by day, then watching sunsets on the rippling surface by night, there is truly nothing like a lakeside summer.
Through creative and reflective essays, unfussy recipes, inspiring guides, and thoughtful prompts, photographer Tylee Shay, a lifelong Michigan resident, shows readers what a classic summer spent at the lake truly feels like. Readers of Life on the Lake will also be inspired to make the most of their own summer, including bucket lists, unplugging, beachcombing, and more.
About the Author:
Tylee Shay is a writer and photographer with a passion for pairing prose and photos to create a compelling story. She is equal parts world-traveler and homebody, with a love for trips to Europe as well as sunny days spent at Lake Michigan. Tylee’s words and photos have been published in Midwest Living, Grand Rapids Magazine, and more. She writes on her Substack, Prose & Photos, and lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with her husband, Gavin.
About the Conversation Partner:
Amelia Graves lives in Buffalo, New York with her beloved hound, Pepper. She coordinates all things Punchline Agency for their authors, and offers some editing services as well. Amelia loves thinking outside of the box, connect ideas, and find ways to make someone's specific voice and style shine. She has a knack for clarifying messages to make sure they hit home with readers, and her favorite part of her job is collaborating with authors like Tylee, who are passionate about their work and craft. That's where the real magic happens. Though her days are often spent working with words, she loves to get outside and explore the outdoors in her free time—whether rock and ice climbing, hiking, or skiing in them. She also firmly believes that no day is complete without a bowl of ice cream at the end of it.